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LiAISON: Linked, Autonomous Interplanetary Satellite Orbit Navigation
A new navigation technique known as LiAISON (Linked Autonomous Interplanetary Satellite Orbit Navigation) may be used to propel the benefits of GPS to new orbits, including... -
Application of SystemVerilog to Science Mission Simulation, Phase I
SynaptiCAD proposes to adapt a commercial digital design simulator for use by complex NASA space systems and missions. The simulator is based on SystemVerilog, an IEEE-standard... -
Efficient and Secure Network and Application Communications for Small Spacecr...
For complex missions that are further away from Earth's resources, there is an unmet need for more autonomous operations with minimal Earth contact. Additionally, secure... -
High-efficiency resonantly pumped 1550-nm fiber-based laser transmitter, Phase I
nLight proposes the development of high efficiency, high average power 1550-nm laser transmitter system that is based on Er-doped fiber amplifier resonantly pumped by high... -
A Miniaturized Adaptive Optic Device for Optical Telecommunications, Phase I
To advance the state-of-the-art uplink laser communication technology, new adaptive optic beam compensation techniques are needed for removing various time-varying atmospheric... -
Quantification of Uncertainties in Integrated Spacecraft System Models, Phase I
The proposed effort is to investigate a novel uncertainty quantification (UQ) approach based on non-intrusive polynomial chaos (NIPC) for computationally efficient and accurate... -
Miniaturized, High Flow, Low Dead Volume Preconcentrator for Trace Contaminan...
Thorleaf Research, Inc. has demonstrated feasibility in Phase I and now proposes a Phase II effort to develop a miniaturized high flow, low dead-volume preconcentrator for...